A vintage white milk glass paneled grape covered candy dish by Westmoreland. 5”x5”

The Westmoreland Glass Company produced glassware in Grapeville, Pennsylvania, beginning in the late nineteenth century. They were well known for their opaque white glassware, often called milk glass, which featured traditional molded patterns like grapes, panels, and animal figures. These items were pressed into iron molds and finished by hand, allowing the company to create detailed dimensional reliefs such as the clusters of fruit seen on this piece.

Households commonly placed dishes like this on coffee tables, sideboards, or dressing tables to hold small candies, mints, or personal trinkets. The lidded containers kept their contents clean and protected while adding a decorative touch to domestic interiors during the mid-twentieth century. As tastes in home decor shifted toward modern minimalism, the production of such ornate pressed glassware gradually declined and eventually ceased.